How To Become An Effective Listener

Effective listening is one of the most important things you can learn to do if you expect to be successful in your mlm or network marketing business.

To become an effective listener, you must follow these practical steps

Tolerate silence.
Listeners who rush to fill momentary silences cease being listeners.

Ask stimulating, open-ended questions, ones that require more than merely a yes-or-no answer.

Encourage the speaker with attentive eye contact, alert posture, and verbal encourager's such as "umhum", "yes", and "I see". Occasionally repeating the speaker's last few words also helps.

Paraphrase.
Periodically restate in your own words what you have just heard.

Show emotion to demonstrate that you are a sympathetic listener.

Know your biases and prejudices and attempt to correct for them.

Avoid premature judgments about what is being said

-Summarize. Briefly highlight what the speaker has just finished saying to bring out possible misunderstandings.

Remember that we have 2 ears and one mouth for a reason!

The human has an average rate of speaking of only about 125 words per minute
BUT
The human mind can listen to about 400 to 600 words per minute.

Try to keep yourself focused and you'll find that you become a more alert listener and pick up more than you would have previously.

Also, remember that this is a RELATIONSHIP business and that LISTENING can lead you to uncovering what your downline/new business partners goals truly are and you'll be more able to help your team achieve their goals if you can listen and relate to them!